“Iran is developing a second path to nuclear weapons”
Iran is developing a second path to achieving a nuclear weapon by operating a heavy water plant in Arak that could produce plutonium, satellite images published by The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday show.
The satellite images that were taken on February 9 show indication that Tehran has activated the plant. …
Additional images of the area show the Arak plant is protected by numerous anti-aircraft missile and artillery sites that are heavily concentrated to the west of the plant, which would be the most direct line of approach for a long-range strike from Israel, according to the Telegraph.
According to the Telegraph, the heavy water facility has not been visited by any international inspectors since August 2011 and the Islamic Republic has repeatedly refused requests for information about the site. The nuclear reactor in the Arak complex has been opened to IAEA inspection.
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Kerry will get right on it after he deals with the problems in Glennbeckistan.
The Rogue Tomato on February 27, 2013 at 11:35 AM
Backup nuke plan? The first one was tied to belief in a twelth imam. Can belief in a “13th” imam be far behind…?
apostic on February 27, 2013 at 11:35 AM
No, UNPOSSIBLE…Pat Buchanan just told me yesterday that ALL of Iran’s installations are under international scrutiny!
This must be some kind of Jooo-ish/Neo-Con disinformation…..
Also I was informed that the Iranians weren’t developing Pu-239 weapons here on this very board, at least I think I was….
This tricksy Jooos are out to get us involved in a nasty and needless war with the nice Iranian people.
JFKY on February 27, 2013 at 11:39 AM
Yes, they can.
Schadenfreude on February 27, 2013 at 11:56 AM
That’ll blow up real good, hyuk-hyuk.
slickwillie2001 on February 27, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Second path? We have been assured by everybody in the world that there never was a first path.
Dr. Frank Enstine on February 27, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Old news
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2013/feb/27/iran-nuclear-arak-heavy-water
When will you all see that you’re being manipulated to support a war by Hot Air?
antifederalist on February 27, 2013 at 1:24 PM
When will you grasp that Justin Raimondo and Murray Rothbard were potato heads?
JFKY on February 27, 2013 at 2:00 PM